Colson v. Thunderbird Building Materials

COUNTISS, Justice.

This suit on an Arizona default judgment requires this court to determine whether there was compliance with the statutory method of service utilized in the Arizona suit. We hold that the Arizona court did not acquire in personam jurisdiction of appellant James Colson because appellee Thunderbird Building Materials did not satisfy the requirements of the Arizona service statute it utilized. Consequently, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and render judgment for Colson.

James Colson, a resident of Lubbock, Texas, engaged in work as a subcontractor in the state of…